1. PSOPHIA. 281 



surface of body black, with metallic plumes of dull puqjle on the 

 lower throat and fore neck. Total leiifcth about l^U inches, culmen 

 1-6, wing 10-G, tail 4-3, tarsus 5-2, middle toe and claw 2-8. 

 Hab. Upper Amazonia and Peru. 



rt. 2 ad. sk. Co.^nipata, Peru, Oct. C (//, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



n7nte/i/). 



4. Psophia ochroptera. 



Psophia ochroptera, Pelz. Sitz. k. Aknd. Wien, xxiv. p. 371 (18.57; 

 e.v Ndtt. MSS.) (Barcellos); Scl. i,- Salv. P. Z. S. 18(37, p. 692 

 (Ilio Negro) ; Grmf,II(md-l. B. iii. p. 2:3, no. 10073 (l.->71) : Fdz. 

 Orn. Bras. pp. 2it8, 455 (1871); Scl. ^- Salu. Nomencl. Av. 

 Neotrop. p. 141 (1873) ; Blasius, J.f. O. 1884, p. 204. 



Adult. Similar to P. Inicoptera, but with bronzy-greenish re- 

 flections on the greater coverts, dull purplish feathers on the lower 

 throat and fore neck, having a slight coppery-bronze reflection on 

 the latter, and easily distinguished by the pale ochre-colour of the 

 inner greater coverts and inner secondaries. Total length about 

 1!) inches, culmen 1-5, wing IQ-o, tail 4-3, tarsus 5-7, middle toe 

 and claw 2-8. 



Hah. Eight bank of Rio Negro. 



a. Ad. St. Rio Negro. Wallace Coll. 



b. Ad. sk. Kio Negro (J. Natterer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



5. Psophia viridis. 



Psophia viridis, Spi.r, Av. Bras. ii. p. 66, pi. l.xxxiii. (1825: Villa 

 Nuova, R. Amazon) ; Gray, Gen. B. iii. p. 550 (1846) ; Pelz. Orn. 

 Bras. pp. 299, 455 (1871) ; Gray, Ilaml-l. B. iii. p. 23, no. K)075 

 (1871) ; Scl. ^- Salv. JS'omencl. Av. A'eotrop. p. 141 (1873) ; Blasius, 

 J.f. O. LS84, p. 204. 

 Psophia obscura. Pe/z. Si'tz. k. Akad. Wien, xxiv. p. 373 (1857 ; e.v 

 Katt. 3ISS.) ; Scl. S,- Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 592 (Right bank of 

 Amazon near Para) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 23, no. 10076 (1871) ; 

 Pelz. Orn. Bras. pp. 299, 455 (1871 : Para) ; Scl. S,- Sa/v. Nomencl. 

 Av. Neotrop. p. 141 (1873) ; Blasius, J.f. O. 1884, p. 205. 

 Adult. General colour above blackish chocolate glossed with 

 oily-green ; lower back, rump, upper tail-coverts, and tail black ; 

 wiug-covcrts dark chocolate, with brighter green ends terminating 

 in purple tips on the greater series; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, 

 and quills blackish, the inner primaries and secondaries dark choco- 

 late-brown, externally bright green ; head and neck all round 

 black, with bright purplish reflections, the scale-like feathers on the 

 fore neck tijiped with dusky purple ; remainder of under surface from 

 the chest downwards black ; under wing-coverts and quill-lining 

 blackish brown. Total length 17 inches, culmen 1-4, wing 11, 

 tail 4-2, tarsus 5-25, middle toe and claw 2-o. (Mas. Liujd.) 



Hah. Amazonia from Para extending up the right bank of the 

 Kio Madeira to Rio ^Mamore. I have seen one of the typical 

 specimens of Psophia ohsmra in the Leiden Museum, and could 

 not find any characters distinguishing it from P. viridis. 



